Zhang Weili has reacted to Rose Namajunas offering Joanna Jędrzejczyk help training ahead of their fight. Namajunas suggested potentially assisting Jędrzejczyk ahead of her rematch with Zhang during a recent interview on The MMA Hour. “I didn’t totally make that decision in my mind yet but I was just thinking about it,” Namajunas said. “Nothing
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9:00 AM ET One of the most anticipated fights — and the one most often asked about — continues to be Conor McGregor’s next match. McGregor has been adamant that he will return from his broken left leg in 2022. But as the months go by, that seems up in the air. And then there’s
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White seems to be completely over the idea of getting involved in the sport of boxing. Before UFC was sold to its current parent company WME-IMG, it was under Zuffa LLC and the Fertitta brothers, who White still is close friends with to this day. After their departure from
By Matthew Wells | May 31, 2022 5:20 pm ET UFC president Dana White thinks the business of boxing has a problem, but he will not take it upon himself to find the solution. Although White enjoys watching the sweet science as a fan, he isn’t exactly jumping at the chance to promote in the
Boxing fans love to hate Jake Paul, but one thing is for certain: he appears to be a man of his word. Paul used his large following on YouTube to become one of the most talked-about boxers in the sport. He’s coming off of a year that featured back-to-back wins over former UFC champion Tyron
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor seems fairly infatuated with the idea of fighting at 170 lbs. While recovering from his broken leg, McGregor has been hitting the weights hard, putting on some size as a result. Now, it’s become somewhat questionable if the former Featherweight will ever bother returning to Lightweight. McGregor’s extra muscle
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By Mike Bohn | May 30, 2022 9:40 pm ET Jorge Masvidal is doing his best to entice Conor McGregor into a fight. After lobbing some harsh criticism toward the Irishman over the weekend, McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) took to social media on Monday and fired back at
Aleff Martins dropped his opponent with a head kick and followed up with punches to earn a first-round victory in the main event of Costa Combat 41 in Brazil. Matched up with fellow Brazilian Kelvin Jacob, both men traded punches early on in the fight. Martins was clearly dictating the pace, but Jacob was swinging
According to Amanda Nunes, Julianna Pena has had much less to say leading up to their rematch. Ahead of their initial encounter at UFC 269 in Dec. 2021, Nunes made the argument that the only reason Pena received her title opportunity was due to her vocal skills after going 1-1 in her prior two outings.
By Farah Hannoun | May 30, 2022 5:45 pm ET Sean Brady thinks a future matchup with Khamzat Chimaev is inevitable. Like Chimaev, Brady (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) is an undefeated rising contender in the UFC’s welterweight division, but currently is ranked a few spots below him. Chimaev (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) skyrocketed up the welterweight
Khamzat Chimaev‘s formidable wrestling isn’t a match for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, it seems. Like many fighters hailing from the Caucasus region of Russia, Chimaev has been actively courted by Kadyrov since his rise to UFC stardom. The iron-fisted ruler famously coaxed Khamzat out of retirement during his near-death spell with COVID-19, reportedly gifting him
The future of Jorge Masvidal feels a bit up in the air given he’s currently facing a felony battery charge for attacking Colby Covington in the street that could land in him jail. But in a new interview with ESPN Desportes, Masvidal said he definitely plans to fight again in 2022. “This year, guaranteed return,”
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 29, 2022 4:30 pm ET UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is on the shelf with a hand injury, but he might be contemplating a move north. Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC) lost the flyweight title to Brandon Moreno in June 21. But he bounced back in January in a
Henry Cejudo is pulling back the curtains from the “Triple C” persona that he adopted for himself after becoming a two-division UFC champion. It’s often been said that the UFC is not just about the sport of combat. It’s also a business and thus has always prioritized entertainment. One man who has exemplified that reality
It’s hard to be a mixed martial artist in Chechnya without getting all wrapped up with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a controversial figure who was sanctioned by the US government multiple times over human rights violations. Kadyrov is a big fan of MMA and operates the Akhmat Fight Club gym and Absolute Championship Akhmat promotion,
By Nolan King | May 29, 2022 5:45 pm ET Jorge Masvidal sees options. Currently with a few court dates on the calendar but no fight dates, Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 14-10 UFC) isn’t sure what his next UFC matchup will be. Whether it’s Michel Pereira or Gilbert Burns or someone else, Masvidal focuses on getting
Image Credit: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping has narrated the ‘craziest’ story in the promotion’s history. Not many topics invoke as many fan theories and debates like sport. One of the most prominent questions during the 20th century was, “What would happen if a wrestler fought a boxer?” While a host
One of boxing’s most electric young fighters takes on a long-time rival tonight (Sat., May 28, 2022) inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., when Gervonta Davis defends his WBA “world” Lightweight title against fellow unbeaten Rolando Romero. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card below. The Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) broadcast will kickoff at